Not enough consumers in Japan? Pay parents to make more...


	Not enough consumers in Japan? Pay parents to make more...

egoldstein

9-5-2009 10:54 AM

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egoldstein says:

Seems that the Japanese government is seriously considering paying parents to have babies as a way to stimulate their economy over the long run. Though this seems a bit odd, I suppose an economy can't flourish if it is disproportionately old...and this is one way to rebalance things.

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9-5-2009 10:10 PM

shaor

I thought there was a rule there to have only one baby!!??

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